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- As leaders warned of U.S. meat shortages, overseas exports of pork and beef continued — USA Today
- Poor conditions in meat plants fuel Covid-19 outbreaks, say unions — The Guardian
- Meat Shortages Reopen Costly Path to Small U.S. Slaughterhouses — Bloomberg
- Uprooting the Farm Crisis in Times of COVID-19 — Common Dreams
- 'Chaotic and crazy': meat plants around the world struggle with virus outbreaks — The Guardian
- People must regain control over food supply chain after coronavirus, says new U.N. envoy — Thomson Reuters Foundation News
- Meat processors warn of shortages. Here's why they're getting hit so hard — CNN Business
- Coronavirus outbreaks triggers call for more protections for meat plant workers — The Hill
- Farmers are worried about going under. That could put fruit and vegetables in short supply — CNN Business
- Coronavirus cases found in at least 17 meat processing plants across the U.S. — CBS This Morning
- The Food Chain's Weakest Link: Slaughterhouses — The New York Times
- America's Meat Supply Chain Is Feeling the Pressure of the COVID-19 Outbreak — Food & Wine Magazine
- Meat processing plants are closing due to covid-19 outbreaks. Beef shortfalls may follow. — Washington Post
- Covid-19 has closed major meat plants across the U.S. What happens to farmers, livestock, prices, and supply? Your questions, answered. — The Counter
- Pockets of Rural America Are Less Vulnerable to Economic Fallout — For Now — Pew
- The Deeper Source of Grocery Panic — The American Prospect
- The List Goes On and On: Can “Contact Tracing” Help Get us Back to Normal Life? — Skimm This, podcast by TheSkimm
- How has the pandemic has affected agriculture so far? — Ag Update
- Dairy farmers grapple with economic fallout of COVID-19 — The Badger Herald
- Polluting industries cash-in on COVID, harming climate in the in the process — InsideClimate News
- As coronavirus drives down commodity prices, farm groups ask for aid — FERN
- Undocumented Farmworkers Fall Behind in Coronavirus Pandemic — Bloomberg Government
- Labor shortages, SNAP cuts, trade deals: How could coronavirus affect our food supply chain? — FERN